Monument.



PATBNTED MAY 26, 1903.

s. D. MONEAL.

MONUMENT.

APPLICATION FILED 001343.11902.

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S. D. MoNBAL.

MONUMBNT.

APPLIoTIoN IILED 00123. 1902.

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PATENT.

Patented May 2e, 19o3`.

OFFICE.

"SETH-D. MCNEAL, OF'JONESVILLE, MICHIGAN.

MONUMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 729,391, dated May 26, 1903.

Application ned caoba 3, 1962.

To @ZZ whom it may con/cern: Be it known that I, SETH D. MONEAL, a citi zen of the United States, and a resident of` J onesville,in the county ofIIillsdale and State of Michigan, have made a certain new and useful Invention in Monuments; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact deing had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.

ment. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of the inscri ption-plate and adjacent parts, frame h being shown in position. Fig. 5 is a detail front view of the inscription-plate With edge strips in place. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view illustrating the frame or saddle-form h within recess a. raised or recessed form of letter.

The invention has relation to concrete monuments; and it consists in the novel construction and combinations of parts, as hereinafter set forth.

In building this monument certain knockdown forms are made for the base, plinth, and upper parts, these forms being varied in acl cordance with the design. The forms are made ot' board, strengthened by cleats and iron rods, which keep them from bulging when filled and tamped full of the materials of which the monument is constructed. Such a form is indicated at 0. in the drawings. The recess or saddle a' for receiving the tablet or inscription may also be of varied design and is provided for .in the construction by placing a frame or saddle-form h of suitable design within the body-form. The sections of the saddle-form are held together by screws, so that it can be taken out ofthe recess, when the screws are removed, piece by piece.

When, the foundation for the proposedl monument has been excavated and lled with stone and concrete, the form for the base of the monument is placed upon it and is filled with the materials, after which each form is placed in succession one above the other, and each form is filled as it is placed in position,

Fig. 7 is a detail view of a' dica'ted at a, Fig. 7.

Serial No. 125,785. (No modeLl j the core portion of the lling being always kept a little lower than the finer material y,

which is used as the outer portion or facing,

in order to prevent the coarser filling from appro aching the surface, while it is nevertheless intimately united with the facing ma- `terial.

The material or concrete used in making the core portion of the monument is composed of Portland cement, coarse sharp sand, and boulders orpieces of broken-stone of large size, not being of sufcient size, however, to

f come within three inches of the inner walls Figure 1 is a front view of the monument.' Fig-3` is a detail section of the baseof themonu` of the forms. The facing material which incloses the core portion and is built up around it is of finer concrete, being composed of Port- When raised or recessed letters are desired onthe base or other portion of the monument, these'are provided for by means of metallic forms of letters having flanges, whereby they are attached to the inner surface of the proper form in proper position. Such a letter is in- In order to provide for electric wiring, as well as to strengthen the monument and rectify its vertical center, a gas-pipe or metallic tube d is placed in the vertical central line of the monument and the lling is built in around it.

When the forms are taken away after the material has set sufficiently, the saddle-form .is removed section by section, leaving the recess in condition to receive the inscription plates or tablet. This tablet is designed to be made of plate glass and sheet metal, usually, in the following mannerrThe glass is cut to fit the recess and the matter ofthe inscription is etched into' the rear surface thereof, after which the letters so etchedy may be filled in with gold or silver leaf or other suitable material, according. to thel desire of the purchaser of the'stone. After thein'scription-plate has been properly lettered a back plate of colored glass is placed behind the inscription-plate, and in order to prevent the access of moisture or other matter between the two plates the marginal portions of thev plates are treated with a solution of shellac in alcohol, and the joined plates are laid upon a flat surface until they have adhered firmly to each other. Then to insure against dampness and to provide a small amount of elasticity a jacket c is provided, consisting of a back plate o', of sheet metal, preferably zinc, which is cut to the size and shape of the plates, and edge strips c2, preferably of copper, are used, one for each edge, such strips being bent into channel-form to embrace and bind the glass and back plates together, lapping at their ends and being after the plates are put in position on the zinc'plate soldered to said zinc plate and to each other. In this manner the tablet is formed and is made ready to be secured in the recess of the stone.

When the stone is sufficiently dried to make it safe to do so, the iron rods or bolts are removed and the forms are taken away from the faces of the monument. Then the sections ofthe saddle-form are removed, and the saddle portion is thoroughly moistened to facilitate the uniting of the new material of the border-shoulder to the stone. The tablet having been placed within the saddle-recess is secured in place in the following manner: An edge filling of cement or the like is plastered around the margin of the tablet, which lies with its outer face some distance Within u the recess a', this filling adhering on one side or inequalities should appear when the forms are removed, they can be filled and made smooth by using the facing material, a brush being preferred for the purpose, as the finish can thereby be made very exact and fine.

In this manner it is designed to provide a strong and durable monument of any effective and tasteful design at much less cost than such a monument of block-stone. For monuments of soldiers and men whose lives were of public interest the monument will be found available, and especially so because of the ease in which inscriptions of considerable extent can be employed. The vertical tube also aids in this regard, as the monument may be varied for electric lighting.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. A concrete monument composed ofacore portion of boulder concrete, and a facing portion of fine concrete surrounding and inclosing such core portion, and provided with a saddle-recess for an inscription-tablet, substantially as specified.

2. A concrete monument composed ofa vertical metallic tube, a core portion of boulder concrete around said tube, and a facing portion of finer concrete surrounding and inclosing such core portion, and having a saddlerecess for an inscription-plate, substantially as specified.

3. Aconcrete monument composed of a core portion of boulder concrete, a facing portion of fine concrete surrounding and inclosing such core portion, a recess in such facing portion, an inscription-tablet in such recess and a shoulder of concrete engaging said tablet, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SETH D. MCNEAL.

Witnesses:

CHAs. F. WADE, FREELAND G. VARNUM. 

